| Locality type: | Occurrence |
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| Species: | Corundum |
| Formula: | Al2O3 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | Occasionally found as green-purple corundum-fuchsite rock around the propsect area. Samples are distinctly denser than the main metabasaltic country rock, which can be difficult to visually distinguish in the field due to dirt and lichen overgrowth and the subtlety of the purple colouration. |
| Habit: | Massive, nodular |
| Colour: | Purple |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Corundum data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view 'Selwynite' occurrence, Mount Ida, Heathcote, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 688492 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:688492:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | f5a924d1-bf2b-4660-bddd-0456cb424d7f |
| Nearest other occurrences of Corundum |
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| 53.8km (33.4 miles) | ⓘMurchison meteorite, Murchison, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia |
| 71.4km (44.4 miles) | ⓘItalian Hill Lead (Italian Hill mine), Daylesford Gold Field, Daylesford, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia |
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